Publication Policy and Agreement
(a) Publication Agreement
(b) Publication Policies
Publication Agreement
This publication agreement pertains to the submission of a research paper for publication in our journal, SMART MOVES JOURNAL IJELLH (hereinafter referred to as "IJELLH"), which is operated by Smart Moves Publication (hereinafter referred to as the "Publisher"). By submitting a research paper to our journal, both the author and the Publisher agree to the terms and conditions outlined in this agreement. If the author does not accept our publication agreement/policies, the Publisher reserves the right to decline publication of the submitted article. By agreeing to the terms and conditions, the author acknowledges that they will solely be responsible for any conflicts arising from their research work. Furthermore, the author affirms that the research work submitted for publication does not contain hateful statements, plagiarized material, copyrighted content, images, or falsified data.
Publication Policies
IJELLH is firmly committed to maintaining fair and ethical publication policies. We adhere to publication ethics and guidelines set forth by the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE). While the following points provide a broad overview, it is crucial for authors, editors, reviewers, and all involved in the publication process to refer to COPE guidelines for comprehensive guidance. Violations of COPE guidelines will be addressed according to COPE procedures on a case-by-case basis.
Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement
For detailed information about our Publication Ethics and Malpractice Statement, please refer to the following link:
https://ijellh.com/index.php/OJS/publication-ethics-and-malpractice
Open Access Policy
IJELLH follows an open access policy. For further details, please visit the link below:
https://ijellh.com/index.php/OJS/Open_Access_Policy
Storage and Hosting
By submitting a research paper, the author grants IJELLH the right to index, host, and promote the research work through social media or any current or future technological methods for distribution, marketing, and promotional purposes.
Copyright Policy
What is Copyright?
Copyright is a legal protection that grants original creators, publishers, or owners the rights to safeguard their intellectual property against unauthorized use of their creative work. At IJELLH, we value copyright protection. For our comprehensive Copyright Policy, please visit the link below:
https://ijellh.com/index.php/OJS/Open_Access_Policy
Advertising Policy
Advertising is not accepted on the IJELLH website.
Allegation of Misconduct Policy
For detailed information about our Allegation of Misconduct Policy, please refer to the following link:
https://ijellh.com/index.php/OJS/Allegations-of-Misconduct
Conflict of Interest Policy
For detailed information about our Conflict of Interest Policy, please refer to the following link:
https://ijellh.com/index.php/OJS/Conflict-of-Interest-policy
Guidelines for Withdrawal of Articles
IJELLH is dedicated to maintaining the integrity and authenticity of research work for the entire academic community. While the journal values the permanence of published articles, there might be limited circumstances where a published article needs to be removed. This could happen in cases of defamation, infringement of legal rights, court orders, or when an article poses a significant health risk. In such cases, the metadata (i.e., title and author information) of the article will be retained, but the article's content will be replaced with a screen indicating its removal for legal or other unavoidable reasons.
Post-Publication Corrections
a- Minor Changes-Minor corrections in formatting, spelling, or article versioning may be allowed.
b- Major Changes-Major changes, such as alterations in the author's name, will not be permitted.
Article Retraction: Infringements of professional ethical codes, such as multiple submissions, bogus claims of authorship, plagiarism, fraudulent or fabricated use of data, major error (eg, miscalculation or experimental error) or the like similar incidences, the article may be retracted. Occasionally, a retraction will be used to correct significant errors in submission or publication. The findings have previously been published elsewhere without proper attribution to previous sources or disclosure to the editor, permission to republish, or justification (ie, cases of redundant publication)
The original article is retained unchanged except for a watermark which is included on each page of the article PDF indicating that it has been “retracted”.
Notice of retraction will be served to the correspondent author with clear information on the Title, Issue, and Volume including the link to the published article.
For more details please click on the link https://publicationethics.org/retraction-guidelines
Article Replacement:
Authors of the original paper at times may wish to retract the flawed original and replace it with a corrected version. Under such circumstances, the above procedures for retraction will be followed with the difference that the article retraction notice will contain a link to the corrected re-published article together with a history of the document.
APC Refund Policy
The Article Publication Fee (APC) is payable only after the acceptance of a manuscript. Once the manuscript is accepted, the APC will not be refunded even if the author decides to withdraw the manuscript.
Print Copy Dispatch Policy
- The author will send his/her address along with Pincode. The author will also send his/her mobile no and an alternate number where the courier is going to be shipped.
- We dispatch the hard copy of journals and certificates in 60-70 working days. We will mail you the tracking details once we dispatch the parcel.
- We send the hard copy of the journal and certificates through Courier or parcel service.
- If the author prefers some specific courier service, we might send it but the author has to bear the cost for the preferred courier service.
- Please inform us if you have not received your hardcopy in 7 business days after receiving our tracking or dispatch email. The journal will not take any responsibility if you do not inform us within 7 days. After the given timeframe if you fail to inform us about non-receiving and the shipment is lost, the printing and courier cost will be borne by the author itself.
- IJELLH will not take any responsibility or financial liability for the below reasons.
- Reason: Addressee cannot be located.
- Reason: The item was refused by the addressee.
- Reason: Addressee not available.
- Reason: Mobile/Phone number provided is wrong or not picked up or not responded.
- Due to the above reasons, if the shipment reverts back to us and the author wants to print a copy he/she has to bear financial liability.
Force Majeure
Neither the author nor the Publisher shall not be liable or responsible to each other or deemed to have defaulted under this Agreement for failure or delay in fulfilling or performing any term of this Agreement if the delay is due to an Act of God or out of the control of the parties.
Legal Proceedings
The Courts in Bhopal (MP), India, shall have exclusive jurisdiction to decide on matters arising out of this Agreement.
If there is any dispute, it should be referred to an Arbitrator appointed by Smart Moves Only. All arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in the English language in accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act 1996, and the place of arbitration shall be Bhopal, MP, India.
